Interesting news in the middle of the night: Apple andHTC have announced they've settled all their patent disputes, bringing an end to all running lawsuits between the two companies. The companies signed a ten-year cross-licensing deal. Considering Apple's legal assault on Android hasn't been going particularly well, this really shouldn't come as a surprise.

And yes, the iPhone 5 is out and sold well upon release. However, looking at trends like this suggests that Apple will not retain that lead as Samsung will release their next model. Just pay attention to how this plays out for a few release cycles, and then we can come back here and discuss the true 'winners' and 'losers'.